Install Wireless USB Adapter TL-WN721N driver on Ubuntu 10.4
Posted May 24, 2010
Filed under: Linux, Ubuntu | Tags: Linux, TL-WN721N, Ubuntu, usb, wireless |
Hello Folks,
This last weekend and I have to play a little bit with Ubuntu 10.4 and my new wireless USB adapter TP-LINK model TL-WN721N. The Ubuntu 10.4 has not recognized the adapter, so I had to ask Google how to make that works. Ive tried many things, one was using diswrapper with Windows Driver, but did not work. After another attempts I found a solution, and I decide to write here.
The first step is to get the firmware, you can download it from the following link:
Kernel.org git repositories
After the download you need to copy it to /dev/firmware directory:
sudo cp -r ~/Downloads/ar9271.fw /lib/firmware
Now we need to get the latest version of compact wireless, you can get it from the link below:
Index of /download/compat-wireless-2.6/
I got the file compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2
After the download you will need to uncompress the file:
tar -xjvf compat-wireless-2.6.tar.bz2
Now, its time to compile the driver. Enter in directory:
cd compat-wireless-2010-05-23/
and type the command:
sudo make
After the compilation, you can install the driver using the command:
sudo make install
Now, you need to unload the old driver and load the new one:
sudo make unload
sudo make load ath9k_htc
After loading the new driver you must reboot you system and once the system rebooted you will be able to use your wireless connection.
I hope this tip will be useful for you.
See you!!
Leo
Reference:
Canonical releases Ubuntu Linux 10.04 LTS- The Inquirer